Environment
Australian scientists warn urgent action needed to save 19 'collapsing' ecosystems
A ‘confronting and sobering’ report details degradation of coral reefs, outback deserts, tropical savanna, Murray-Darling waterways, mangroves and forests
Adam Morton Environment editor
25, Feb, 2021 @4:30 PM
Male lyrebirds resort to artful deception in the pursuit of procreation
Males use vocal trickery to fool females into thinking a threat is lurking, giving them time to sow their genetic seeds
Graham Readfearn
25, Feb, 2021 @4:30 PM
Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
Global study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon
Patrick Barkham
25, Feb, 2021 @4:00 PM
Cattle stranded at sea 'face immediate slaughter' if ship docks in Spain, says manager
Livestock company still hopes to find a buyer for animals on board ship for two months, after rejection by Turkey and Libya
Sophie Kevany
25, Feb, 2021 @12:28 PM
'We're trying to re-create the lives we had': the Somali migrants who became Maine farmers
A community of Somali Bantu farmers struggled for land security until the farm justice activists of the Agrarian Trust lent a hand
Audrea Lim
25, Feb, 2021 @11:00 AM
One protester left in Euston anti-HS2 tunnel as Swampy and others leave
Rail project protest has been ongoing for 30 days, with final activist said to have plenty of supplies
Diane Taylor
25, Feb, 2021 @10:16 AM
Biden urged to back water bill amid worst US crisis in decades
Water Act proposes massive injection of federal dollars as millions of people go without access to clean, safe, affordable water
Nina Lakhani in New York
25, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM
Who will clean up the 'billion-dollar mess' of abandoned US oilwells?
As oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
Heather Hansman
25, Feb, 2021 @9:15 AM
Black-browed babbler found in Borneo 180 years after last sighting
Exclusive: Stuffed specimen was only proof of bird’s existence until discovery in rainforest last year
Patrick Barkham
25, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
Country diary: thrutching and skeltering through a wild wood
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: A detour through the trees appeared to offer refuge, but appearances proved deceptive
Paul Evans
25, Feb, 2021 @5:30 AM
Cattle stranded at sea for two months are likely dead or ‘suffering hell’
Two livestock ships have been refused entry to multiple countries on health grounds since leaving Spain in December
Sophie Kevany and Ashifa Kassam
24, Feb, 2021 @12:13 PM
Hot houses: the race to save bats from overheating as temperatures rise
Chimneys for bat boxes and a flying fox heat stress forecaster are among efforts to prevent deaths from effects of climate crisis
Isabelle Groc
24, Feb, 2021 @10:30 AM
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